Pantomime - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: pantomimePantomimic
Of or pertaining to the pantomime representing by dumb show...
Pantomime
Pantomime, a dramatic performance in which gestures take the place of words. See Lee v. Simpson, (1847) 3 CB 871....
Pantomimist
An actor in pantomime also a composer of pantomimes...
Ballet
An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment or an interlude by a number of persons usually women Sometimes a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing...
break dancing
a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate footwork pantomime and various acrobatic movements such as spinning head stands or spinning on the back and usually containing much improvization It was first performed by male teenagers in the 1970s in small informal groups on the streets and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap music or other rock music with a rapid strong beat...
Chironomy
The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime gesture...
Pantaloon
A ridiculous character or an old dotard in the Italian comedy also a buffoon in pantomimes...
Pantomime
A universal mimic an actor who assumes many parts also any actor...
Stage-play
Stage-play. It is enacted by the (English) Theatres Act, 1843 (see THEATRE), s. 23, that:-In this Act the word 'stage-play' shall be taken to include every tragedy, comedy, farce, opera, burletta, interlude, melodrama, pantomime, or other entertainment of the stage, or any part thereof: provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be constructed to apply to any theatrical representation in any booth or show which by the justices of the peace, or other persons having authority in that behalf, shall be allowed in any lawful fair, feast, or customary meeting of the like kind.See Wigan v. Strange, (1865) LR 1 CP 175...
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